World AIDS Day: The Numbers

World AIDS Day: The Numbers

36.7 Million

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world (Fauci, 2016)

1.2 Million

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States (CDC, 2016a)


39,513

The number of new cases of AIV/AIDS diagnosed in the United States in 2015 (CDC, 2016a)


3,700

The number of new cases of HIV/AIDS diagnosed every day in Sub-Saharan Africa (Fauci, 2016)


1 in 99

The chance an American has of being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in their lifetime (CDC, 2016b)

35 Million

The estimated number of deaths caused by HIV/AIDS since the epidemic began in the 1980s (Fauci, 2016)

We have come a long way in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of HIV/AIDS, but as you can see by these numbers, we still have a long way to go. With the help of antiretroviral treatment, people with HIV/AIDS are living longer than ever before. Today is World AIDS Day. If you have never been tested for HIV, now is the time to do so. Everyone should take responsibility in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS.


Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016, November 29a). HIV in the United States: At A Glance. Retrieved December 01, 2016, from https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/statistics/overview/ataglance.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016, November 29b). HIV in the United States by Geographic Distribution. Retrieved December 01, 2016, from
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/statistics/overview/geographicdistribution.html

Fauci, A., M.D. (2016, December 1). NIH STATEMENT ON WORLD AIDS DAY 2016 [Web log post]. Retrieved December 1, 2016, from https://blog.aids.gov/2016/12/nih-statement-on-world-aids-day-2016.html

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Most Helpful Guy

  • Excellent and very important myTake. More than half of Americans aged 18 - 64 have NEVER been tested for HIV. There are ways that you can get AIDS besides sexual contact with an infected person.

    Young people aged 18–24 have similar rates of HIV infection as other age groups, yet they are less likely to have ever been tested for HIV. The CDC recommends that EVERYONE between the ages of 13 and 64 be tested at least once, and if they engage in in ANY of the risky behaviors, they should be tested more often.

    All women who are pregnant should be tested during the first trimester. If you have HIV and are pregnant, there are drugs available that can lower the chance of passing it to your baby.

    www.cdc.gov/.../Vital-Signs-Fact-Sheet.pdf
    www.aids.gov/.../

    • Thank you! I would have included some of this information as well, but I wanted it to be short and simple so that more people would actually read it. :)

Most Helpful Girl

  • thanks for sharing

    • Thank you for reading. :)

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  • I did not know it was so high!
    1.2 mill in 300 mill is high enough to worry about!

  • But... I did not engage in sexual activities in my entire lifetime (masturbation not included) :o
    I also never touched a girl.

    • There are other ways you can get it besides sexual intercourse.

    • STDs are transmitted at an even higher rate through blood!

    • Hence the chance of transfer being higher if you both have cuts!

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  • well done

    • Thank you for reading. :)

  • thanks for sharing.

    • Thank you for reading.

  • HIV news make I panic : S.

    • It is not a pleasant topic, but an important one.

    • Yeah, sex should always be taken seriously. There are a lot of responsabilities that involves having sex.